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Glimpses from the event
When you first visit SOS Herman Gmeiner school Multan, you are amazed by its majestic architectural design, beautifully decorated class rooms, functional libraries, meticulously pruned playgrounds, clean walkways and glistening environment. You look at the well mannered, disciplined, full of smiles students, extremely efficient staff members, all this makes you believe that this must be a high end school.
To be honest, it is equally great in all its standards. Rather better in some, as they have Rosetta Stone library, through its audio/video English learning methods, children of this school have acquired exceptional accents and perfect pronunciations. Each student has access to laptop in computer class, their teachers use smartboard alongwith blackboard. Even their teachers are assessed and guided with the help of executive committee members. There is a subject of 'general knowledge', which is based on the colorful books in their library, it requires the students and teachers to explore those books.
Despite boasting all this, this school runs on a non-profit generation basis, with a minimum fee, starting at few hundreds on monthly basis, which includes provision of books, free of charge. The aim of this school is to equip the neglected children of poverty-stricken backgrounds to face the competitive world of today with the weapon of education in their hands. SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Multan is not only providing quality education to the orphans and abandoned children of SOS Children's Village but it is also ensuring high standard of education for the neglected and remote communities.
Another great feature of SOS Hermam Gmeiner school, which places it on a pedestal higher than other institutions, is their 'annual debates competition'. Which started as an internal school activity, but exceptional performance by the students of SOS Herman Gmeiner school and children of SOS village, compelled Mahnaz Fareed Sheikh , the head of all SOS projects in Multan, to bring all the big branded names in school businesses to SOS HG school and prove to her own students, how extra ordinary they have become, through this institution. That SOS HG students are not less than the elite schools. To prove, great wealth does not guarantee good education, but only hard work, determination and dedication of students and teachers, work wonders.
The beginning of 2024, brought the arrival of this competition on a cold, foggy morning of 13th January, but the atmosphere turned warm, with sense of competition among nine contesting schools.
To be honest, it is equally great in all its standards. Rather better in some, as they have Rosetta Stone library, through its audio/video English learning methods, children of this school have acquired exceptional accents and perfect pronunciations. Each student has access to laptop in computer class, their teachers use smartboard alongwith blackboard. Even their teachers are assessed and guided with the help of executive committee members. There is a subject of 'general knowledge', which is based on the colorful books in their library, it requires the students and teachers to explore those books.
Despite boasting all this, this school runs on a non-profit generation basis, with a minimum fee, starting at few hundreds on monthly basis, which includes provision of books, free of charge. The aim of this school is to equip the neglected children of poverty-stricken backgrounds to face the competitive world of today with the weapon of education in their hands. SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Multan is not only providing quality education to the orphans and abandoned children of SOS Children's Village but it is also ensuring high standard of education for the neglected and remote communities.
Another great feature of SOS Hermam Gmeiner school, which places it on a pedestal higher than other institutions, is their 'annual debates competition'. Which started as an internal school activity, but exceptional performance by the students of SOS Herman Gmeiner school and children of SOS village, compelled Mahnaz Fareed Sheikh , the head of all SOS projects in Multan, to bring all the big branded names in school businesses to SOS HG school and prove to her own students, how extra ordinary they have become, through this institution. That SOS HG students are not less than the elite schools. To prove, great wealth does not guarantee good education, but only hard work, determination and dedication of students and teachers, work wonders.
The beginning of 2024, brought the arrival of this competition on a cold, foggy morning of 13th January, but the atmosphere turned warm, with sense of competition among nine contesting schools.
1. Beaconhouse school system Multan (all branches)
2. Beaconhouse college program Multan.
3. Multan Public School and college.
4. Lahore Grammar School Multan.
5. Kids kampus/SICAS DHA Multan.
6. Beaconhouse Newlands Multan.
7. Bloomfield hall school Multan.
8. Jinnah Highs school Multan.
and as they say, save the best for last.
9. SOS Herman Gmeiner school Multan.
Judges for debates were, Mr. Khwaja Abdul Haq the director Mahmood textile mills and founder of Enlightened Multan,
Mr. Furqan Balouch and Ms. Shazia Mehboob.
Remember, these annual debates also serve as annual function. There are also science/art projects, designed, created and displayed by the students. Judges for these projects were, Mrs. Mahwish Abdul Haq (co founder of Enlightened Multan and the most popular food blogger of the city of saints and co-admin of 'foodies of Multan', Mr. Taimoor Durrani (Famous as Tee Durrani). The creativity and innovation involved in these projects left the attendees in awe of the excellence of this school.
Inorder to accommodate so many participants, the entertainment was kept limited to two recitals only. Beautifully performed by the female students of SOS HG school. Rest of the time was dedicated to fiery debates between the students of all participating schools. Children of SOS HG school outdid everyone and acquired maximum prizes and therefore declared winner of the ' Golden trophy'. Whereas, Beaconhouse stood second and Bloomfield hall third. There was also an adult team as well, based on the executive committee members, which included the names of Saira Nasir, Asifa Tareen principal Beaconhouse school), Fariha Munir Shah, lead by Mahnaz Fareed Sheikh. Although they had come out as winners in the previous contests but this time, the students defeated them and believe it, nothing could have been more awarding for these ladies, than seeing these children succeed over them.
Inorder to accommodate so many participants, the entertainment was kept limited to two recitals only. Beautifully performed by the female students of SOS HG school. Rest of the time was dedicated to fiery debates between the students of all participating schools. Children of SOS HG school outdid everyone and acquired maximum prizes and therefore declared winner of the ' Golden trophy'. Whereas, Beaconhouse stood second and Bloomfield hall third. There was also an adult team as well, based on the executive committee members, which included the names of Saira Nasir, Asifa Tareen principal Beaconhouse school), Fariha Munir Shah, lead by Mahnaz Fareed Sheikh. Although they had come out as winners in the previous contests but this time, the students defeated them and believe it, nothing could have been more awarding for these ladies, than seeing these children succeed over them.
At the end, all the executive committee members were invited one by one to present shields to the judges and the judges were requested to present awards and medals to the winners. Judges also announced the results and addressed the gathering. All of them expressed their amazement at remarkable performance of students of SOS HG school and also how impressed they are to see this school and its high standards.
At the end, a high tea was served for the guests and the guests mingled with the students and staff members, who explained to them the functioning of the projects and the school.
Congratulations to team SOS, students and staff members of SOS Herman Gmeiner school for arranging yet another brilliant event and also congratulations to Mrs. Mahnaz Fareed Sheikh , the visionary behind every successful SOS project in Multan. The school and all these projects are a success because of her capable leadership skills. SOS is her passion, her life a complete dedication to this cause and she is not less than mother Teresa for all these children at this school and SOS village. We wish them all the very best of luck in life.
Group photo of the judges, Executive committee members and participants
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The fiery debaters of SOS HG school with their teacher and awards
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Khawaja Abdulhaq and Shazia Mehboob,
two of the esteemed judges
The participants
Khwaja Abdulhaq addressing the gathering
Mahnaz Fareed and Mr. Najeeb, presenting shield to the judge Khwaja Abdulhaq
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Mahwish Abdulhaq, Khwaja Abdulhaq, Tee Durrani with the prize winners
Mahnaz Fareed, Asifa Tareen, presenting shield to Shazia Mehboob
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Mahwish Abdulhaq presenting medals to the winners
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Mahnaz Fareed presenting shield to Tee Durrani,
SOS Herman Gmeiner school head Kanwal and Mahnaz handing over files for judgement to Tee,
Tee presenting medals to winners
Khwaja Abdulhaq, Mrs.Mahwish Abdulhaq and executive committee member Saira Nasir
Fariha Munir presenting Golden trophy to the winning school Head boy, SOS Herman Gmeiner school
Alongwith Mahnaz Fareed, Mahwish Abdul and Tee Durrani
SOS Herman Gmeiner school staff members with the head Kanwal, Mahnaz Fareed and the former head
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Asifa Tareen, Fariha Munir, Mahnaz Fareed and Saira Nasir among adult team
The Golden trophy
True joy reflected on the face of Mahnaz Fareed
SOS HGschool head Ms. Kanwal and Mahnaz Fareed Sheikh
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Few winners of SOS, Saira Nasir,
Asifa Tareen, Mahwish Abdulhaq, Khawaja Abdulhaq
and Shazia Jabeen Arshad. selfies with Fariha Munir Shah
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